Acting Governor of West Sulawesi (Sulbar) Bahtiar Baharuddin, together with elements of the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda) in the 33rd province, attended the Coordination Meeting on the Preparedness for the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Elections for the Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Maluku regions in Makassar on Wednesday (26/06/24).

**Reasons PKS Endorses Anies Baswedan-Sohibul Iman in Jakarta Pilkada 2024** The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has officially nominated Anies Baswedan-Sohibul Iman as the gubernatorial (cagub) and deputy gubernatorial (cawagub) candidates in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada. PKS President Ahmad Syaikhu revealed the reasons for endorsing Anies and Sohibul Iman for the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election. Anies Baswedan is considered a leader who made significant progress while leading DKI Jakarta. According to Syaikhu, Anies’ performance has made the residents of Jakarta happy. “Mr. Anies Rasyid Baswedan succeeded as governor during the 2017-2022 period with various accomplishments in different sectors of development, advancing the city and satisfaction to its residents,” said Syaikhu at the Party Leadership School Opening at Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Sohibul Iman, according to Syaikhu, is a scholar. He mentioned that Sohibul also has an impressive track record in government. “Mr. Sohibul Iman is a technocrat and a scholar who has served as the rector of Paramadina University. He has served in the legislature as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) from 2013-2014 and has been PKS President from 2015-2020,” clarified Syaikhu. Syaikhu said that PKS is a cadre party with the mandate to conduct cadre and leadership regeneration. Therefore, he said, in the 2024 simultaneous Pilkada, the party will endorse its cadres as candidates for regional heads. “Especially in areas where PKS is the winning party or has a majority of seats in the DPRD. PKS will strive to the utmost to endorse its own cadres as candidates,” stated Syaikhu.

Previously, PDIP DPP Chairperson Mr. Sotarduga proposed that if their party partners with PKB to nominate Anies Baswedan in the Jakarta Pilkada, they would offer the gubernatorial seat in East Java to PDIP. “For instance, in Jakarta, if PKB is the gubernatorial candidate, may PDIP become the gubernatorial candidate in East Java? Sure, it’s not a trade, but that’s what cooperation means, we can’t achieve everything on our own, we must work together,” stated Eriko at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday.

According to Anies, besides support from the National Awakening Party (Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa) and PKS, there will be other political parties (parpol) that will also back his determination. “Praise be to God after PKB and PKS, God willing there will be other parties willing to struggle together to make Jakarta a developed city with happy citizens,” said Anies through his Instagram account @aniesbaswedan on Wednesday. Anies is currently in Spain. He mentioned that upon returning to the homeland, he will immediately communicate with PKS leadership to discuss further steps for upcoming Jakarta Pilkada 2024. “We have struggled together in Jakarta as well as nationally with PKS, God willing we will continue to struggle together in the future,” he said.

**PKS: 2 Coalitions in Jakarta Pilkada More Attractive, Higher Chance of Winning** PKS spokesperson Pipin Sopian mentioned that the party prefers having two coalitions in the 2024 Jakarta Pilgub. This is because the chances of winning are higher as the election will not go to two rounds. “Yes, actually, two or three coalitions are interesting. For us, two coalitions are more attractive; our chances of winning are higher. If there are three coalitions, it could go to two rounds, which we are also considering,” said Pipin at the Sahid Hotel, Jakarta, on June 25. Pipin mentioned that the possibility of forming a new coalition for the Jakarta Pilgub is still open. However, this must be discussed with other political parties. “All these possibilities exist, and we are just one party among many, so we need to talk together,” he stated.

“Learning from the previous presidential election, I ask the regional governments to assist the KPU and Bawaslu, which lack offices, warehouses, and facilities for remote areas, such as in Maluku, North Maluku, and the islands. If there are difficulties, help as much as possible using existing funds, whether regular or emergency budgets (BTT),” said Tito Karnavian.

**Pantarlih Work Period** The work period of Pantarlih for the 2024 Pilkada lasts for one month, starting from June 24 after the inauguration until July 25, 2024. This is regulated in KPU Decision Number 475 of 2024, which is the Fourth Amendment to KPU Decision Number 476 of 2022 on Technical Guidelines for the Formation of Ad Hoc Election and Regional Head Election Bodies. During this work period, Pantarlih has an important responsibility to update voter data and ensure the accuracy of the voter list. They are also expected to cooperate with various related agencies, such as the Regency KPU, PPK, and PPS, in completing their tasks effectively. With this limited work period, Pantarlih is required to work efficiently and focus on ensuring that the voter data update process is completed properly according to the established schedule.

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